. Canadian forest industries 1884. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. fHE CANADA LUMBERMAN. 133 THE ENGLISH MARKET: Hubert Coltart & Co.'s Liverpool circular of April J, says :—The most satisfactory feature in our trade, is that in spite of the continued complaints about dull trade and poor demand, the consumption of wood during the past month compares very favorably with the same period during the last two years; prices, however, continue very low, and buyers are supplying themselves from the cargoes shipped on con signment to this
. Canadian forest industries 1884. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. fHE CANADA LUMBERMAN. 133 THE ENGLISH MARKET: Hubert Coltart & Co.'s Liverpool circular of April J, says :—The most satisfactory feature in our trade, is that in spite of the continued complaints about dull trade and poor demand, the consumption of wood during the past month compares very favorably with the same period during the last two years; prices, however, continue very low, and buyers are supplying themselves from the cargoes shipped on con signment to this market, rather than enter in to contracts for future deli\ery. The arrivals during the month have consisted chiefly of pitch pine and Norway flooring boards, both of which articles have been sold at extremely low rates, and as the prospects for future arrivals are not encouraging, it is to be hoped that shippers will curtail their supplies to this market. Colonial Woods.—The stocks of both square and waney pine continue heavy as compared with the same time during the last few years. The consumption, however, shows some im- provement, amounting to feet, against 65,000 feet last year ; the sales have been .by retail only. For red pine the demand is very dull, and there are no transactions to report Of ash the stock is ample, and there is very little enquiry. The etock of elm amounts to only 10,000 feet, and the consumption during the month consisted of 3,000 feet. The con- sumption of oak has been on a reduced scale, and the stock is ample for all requirements ; there are no wholesale transactions to report. Birch has been in fair request during the month the consumption amounting to 30,000 feet; the present stock consists of feet. Of N. B. and N. S. spruce deals the consumption shows a considerable falling off, amounting to only 1,820 standards, as compared with 3,044 stand ards during the same period last year; the arrivals have been small, but the stock is a
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